This is a fact that beauty is always directly associated with females. Aesthetics is an important aspect of being a female. I do not want to stereotype anything, I believe a good looking person(male or female) always appeals more. So, today I want you to know what an Indian girl should know about in this direction.
Every region of India has different ethnic clothes. Like in coastal areas of India, saree is more common wear for women.
Saree is a seamless dress and it is believed that it does justice to the curvy features of women and makes them look more elegant. Saree is one of the traditional dress from India or better say south Asia. It comes in different varieties and price ranges.
Types of sarees:
Based on Fabric: The most common types of saree materials are:
Every region of India is popular for different types of sarees.
Sarees are known by the region where they are weaved or the fabric material from which they are made from is sourced. For example, Banarasi and Kanjivaram silk sarees are very famous all over the world, these sarees are weaved in the Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, and Kanjivaram, Tamilnadu respectively. These are usually handloom sarees and take months to weave them. Therefore, these sarees are very expensive. And these sarees are made of pure material which is soft and can not be weaved on power-loomed. Because for power loom we need hard yarn like polyester. Secondly, handloom sarees are very durable and last for generations because of durable weaving but power-loom or machine-made sarees are not that durable in case of intricate designs of sarees like Dhakai Jamdani.
Muga silk sarees are a specialty of the Assam state of India. Mekhla Chadar is the type of saree popular in the Assam state of India.
Dhakai or Jamdani sarees: It is the weave famous from the Dhaka region of Bangladesh. And these sarees have jamdani or floral patterns on the saree. Jamdani is primarily a weave in cotton fabric. Again, these sarees are hand-loomed and very expensive.
Baluchari sarees are famous from the Baluchari village in Murshidabad district of West Bengal state of India. And, these sarees have intricate designs of mythological figures or stories on the pallu or loose portion of the saree.
Tussar silk is a variety of silk. There are broadly two types of silk: wild and cultivated. Tussar silk is wild silk.
There are other light-weight sarees of silk known as butter silk saree which are as smooth as butter.
Then comes tant sarees, which are basically cotton sarees and very popular in the Eastern part of India e.g. West Bengal, Orissa.
Printed sarees: as the name suggests are printed instead of doing any zari or thread or gota work.
The weave of the saree:
How a saree is weaved matters a lot because it totally changes the texture and feel of the saree.
For example, Kota Doria is a famous saree from the Kota region of Rajasthan and famous for the chequered weave patterns.
Chiffon saree
Net saree
Velvet saree
Organza saree
Type of work on the saree:
Then comes the types of work done on the saree like zari saree. A zari saree is the one with zari embroidery done on the saree. We have buti (flower bud design) work, stonework on the saree.
Nowadays double-double sarees are very famous, where two halves of the saree are made of different colors or two different materials of different colors.
Every region of India has different ethnic clothes. Like in coastal areas of India, saree is more common wear for women.
Saree is a seamless dress and it is believed that it does justice to the curvy features of women and makes them look more elegant. Saree is one of the traditional dress from India or better say south Asia. It comes in different varieties and price ranges.
Types of sarees:
Based on Fabric: The most common types of saree materials are:
- Silk: comes from Silkworm: feeds on mulberry leaves
- Cotton: from cotton balls on the cotton plants
- Lenin: from the flax seeds plant
- Blended
- Pattu sarees
- Baluchari: West Bengal (Murshidabad, Bishnupur). Mythological characters
- Bomkai, Sambalpuri, Kataki: Orissa
Print on Sarees:
- check
- flowers: Jamdani Dhakai
- broad border sarees
- booti saree
Mysore silk sarees: First time in India the king of Mysore ordered 12 power looms from Switzerland to make the silk sarees. So Mysore silk sarees are always power-loomed.
Accessories:
- check shawls
- Body shaper for the saree
Every region of India is popular for different types of sarees.
Sarees are known by the region where they are weaved or the fabric material from which they are made from is sourced. For example, Banarasi and Kanjivaram silk sarees are very famous all over the world, these sarees are weaved in the Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, and Kanjivaram, Tamilnadu respectively. These are usually handloom sarees and take months to weave them. Therefore, these sarees are very expensive. And these sarees are made of pure material which is soft and can not be weaved on power-loomed. Because for power loom we need hard yarn like polyester. Secondly, handloom sarees are very durable and last for generations because of durable weaving but power-loom or machine-made sarees are not that durable in case of intricate designs of sarees like Dhakai Jamdani.
Muga silk sarees are a specialty of the Assam state of India. Mekhla Chadar is the type of saree popular in the Assam state of India.
Dhakai or Jamdani sarees: It is the weave famous from the Dhaka region of Bangladesh. And these sarees have jamdani or floral patterns on the saree. Jamdani is primarily a weave in cotton fabric. Again, these sarees are hand-loomed and very expensive.
Baluchari sarees are famous from the Baluchari village in Murshidabad district of West Bengal state of India. And, these sarees have intricate designs of mythological figures or stories on the pallu or loose portion of the saree.
Tussar silk is a variety of silk. There are broadly two types of silk: wild and cultivated. Tussar silk is wild silk.
There are other light-weight sarees of silk known as butter silk saree which are as smooth as butter.
Then comes tant sarees, which are basically cotton sarees and very popular in the Eastern part of India e.g. West Bengal, Orissa.
Printed sarees: as the name suggests are printed instead of doing any zari or thread or gota work.
- Ikkat: These sarees use the resist-dyeing technique of yarn dyeing and famous for its blurriness texture.
- Tie and dye sarees are the ones that use the tie and dye technique for dyeing the sarees.
- Batik: is another resist-dyeing technique of fabric dyeing using wax.
How a saree is weaved matters a lot because it totally changes the texture and feel of the saree.
For example, Kota Doria is a famous saree from the Kota region of Rajasthan and famous for the chequered weave patterns.
Chiffon saree
Net saree
Velvet saree
Organza saree
Type of work on the saree:
Then comes the types of work done on the saree like zari saree. A zari saree is the one with zari embroidery done on the saree. We have buti (flower bud design) work, stonework on the saree.
Nowadays double-double sarees are very famous, where two halves of the saree are made of different colors or two different materials of different colors.
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